The Southwest Is on Fire and Iconic Deserts and Towns Are at Risk
COMMENTARY | Fire season is getting longer, and the result is transforming desert ecosystems. The start to 2022 has been so dire that President Biden has issued a disaster declaration for one state.
Forest Service Rushes to Hire Enough Firefighters Ahead of Wildfire Season
Stakeholders warn shortages again threaten the Biden's administration's approach to combatting the fires.
Is This the Year for Two-woman Tickets?
Ohio Democrats this week picked women as their nominees for governor and lieutenant governor. Other voters could follow suit in a year when more women are running to lead their states.
Why rural communities struggle to bring in much-needed federal grants
A new analysis suggests that over half of communities in the West lack the capacity to take advantage of infrastructure bill funding. Now what?
5 Things Women Job Seekers Want
Women want better pay and work-life balance but also value working in diverse organizations, among other factors, a new Gallup poll reveals.
How Right Wing Candidates Fell Short Trying to Overtake a Solidly Republican Legislature
A primary fight that played out in Indiana on Tuesday pitted social conservatives against establishment GOP incumbents.
City, state cybersecurity programs follow Washington’s lead
Federal actions like the executive order on cybersecurity or CISA’s Shield Up warning can help reinforce state and local cybersecurity efforts.
More States Shield Against Rogue Abortion Prosecutions
Experts predict more prosecutions if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade as expected.
Need help finding broadband grants? Tool helps sift through opportunities
A new tool from US Ignite helps communities search and filter federal grant opportunities to support broadband expansion and smart city deployments.
FirstNet boosts in-building coverage
A new investment in the responder network will facilitate one of the most desired improvements.
The US Cities With the Largest Park Systems
Washington, D.C. held the No. 1 spot on the ParkScore index for the second consecutive year. Other top cities are spread across the country.
Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here’s how it could help head off future outbreaks
Widespread and routine use of wastewater monitoring would give public health officials access to information about the levels of a range of potential infections in U.S. communities.
New Jersey Combating Vehicle Theft With License Plate Readers
The state will expand its network of high-speed automated cameras to crack down on record numbers of stolen cars.
Smart Pavement Powering EV Charging, In-road Traffic Sensors
With the installation of smart pavement at five downtown intersections, a Kansas town is driving smart infrastructure adoption.
The Looming Battle Between States if Roe Falls
Lawmakers in some GOP-controlled legislatures are pushing laws that would go after women who seek abortions in other states. Democratic lawmakers are promising to provide a safe harbor.
'This Was Not a Surprise': How the Pro-Choice Movement Lost the Battle for Roe
In the wake of a leaked draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade, Joshua Prager, author of “The Family Roe,” discusses the 50-year battle over abortion rights and the strategic decisions that led us here.
Can New York Court and Regulate the Crypto Industry at the Same Time?
Some state lawmakers are making enemies in the cryptocurrency industry as New York City Mayor Eric Adams tries to woo it.
Cloud authorization ecosystem to expand, StateRAMP predicts
To meet demand for cloud security validations, the State Risk and Authorization Management Program is working to increase standardization and create bidirectional relationships with other security frameworks for criminal justice, tax or health data.
Open-source intelligence: The new frontier of digital investigations
End-to-end open source intelligence solutions that can automatically collect, analyze and structure information in a user-friendly way can help investigators get actionable insights from mountains of online data.
The New Digital Products and Services Proving Difficult to Tax
States and localities may have to update policies if they don't want to miss out on revenue.
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